Nicaragua vs Suriname
Suriname is 36% larger than Nicaragua.
NicaraguaSurinameNicaragua moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 0.74× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 1.36× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 639,850 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Paramaribo |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nicaragua sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Nicaragua bigger than Suriname?
- No. Nicaragua is 26% smaller than Suriname. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Suriname?
- About 1.4 times: Suriname has 1.36× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and Suriname look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nicaragua is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Suriname about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Nicaragua or Suriname?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 639,850. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².